Project Manager
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Job Summary
Project Manager
Reporting to: Head of Projects
Location: Leeds
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of engineering and facilities projects for a key client based in Leeds. From feasibility through to completion you will take full ownership of project planning coordination monitoring and control ensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and to agreed quality and compliance standards.
This role requires a confident and proactive leader with excellent organisational skills capable of working collaboratively with internal teams suppliers and clients while operating in line with ourprocesses and governance.
Key Responsibilities
As Project Manager you will be responsible for:
- Producing all project documentation from feasibility through to completion
- Acting as a representative supporting stakeholder and client engagement
- Planning monitoring and controlling all aspects of assigned engineering and facilities projects
- Coordinating project activities including setting deadlines allocating responsibilities and tracking progress
- Providing regular project updates risk reporting and progress reports through structured meetings and reports to the FM Board
- Maintaining and reviewing detailed project programmes identifying resource requirements at an early stage
- Anticipating deviations from project plans or schedules and proactively managing stakeholders
- Identifying business restrictions key drivers and potential disruption factors
- Managing change control requirements in collaboration with operational teams
- Identifying analysing and mitigating risks and issues taking corrective action where required
- Defining acceptance criteria for project deliverables and supporting stakeholder signoff
- Producing and maintaining accurate documentation including schedules reports meeting minutes and communication records
- Closing projects effectively including endofproject reporting lessons learned and sunset meetings
- Ensuring all projects meet quality compliance and fitness for purpose standards
Qualifications
Essential
- Project Management qualification (PRINCE2)
- IOSH membership or equivalent
Desirable
- Experience using CAFM and reporting systems
- City & Guilds (Electrical / Electronic Craft Studies or Electrical Installation) or equivalent
- 18th Edition IEE Registration or Electrical Apprenticeship within building maintenance
- NVQ Level 23 (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical disciplines
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of three years experience in a Project Management role within a businesscritical environment
- Strong capability in project planning forecasting and change management
- Proven experience producing clear structured project plans reports and risk management strategies
- Experience managing engineering or FMrelated projects endtoend
- Ability to manage meetings effectively and keep discussions focused on objectives
- Experience working to strict timescales and documentation quality standards
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience within a critical or regulated environment
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications
- Experience operating and controlling business systems
- Knowledge of CAFM and performance reporting systems
- Experience supporting business transformation or improvement initiatives
Personal Skills & Attributes
- Confident and professional communicator with strong written and verbal skills
- Clientfocused with a commitment to delivering highquality service
- Highly organised detailoriented and resultsfocused
- Strong problemsolving and riskassessment abilities
- Calm adaptable and resilient under pressure
- Reliable flexible and able to prioritise workloads effectively
Given the nature of this position you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicants criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process please click on the following link: National Security Vetting
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UKs leading family-owned development building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose reimagining places for people to thrive and our three promises:
Thriving places working with customers partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable inclusive and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included invested in and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- PMBOK
- Visio
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Project Management Lifecycle
- Contracts
About Company
The Wates Group is one of the largest family-owned construction, development and property services companies in the UK.
